The diary entry I found was that of Emily Quiner, a 23-year-old school teacher in Madison, Wisconsin. She started her diary in 1861, when the Civil War broke out.
Aug. 31, 1863: Plagued by Indecision
“Did not feel very well this morning. Went up town. Saw Joe Curtis, an old friend, at home on furlough. He goes back in a few days. Got a new calico dress. Several friends called upon me today. It seems very pleasant to be at home again. I am a little undecided about going back. I would like to attend school this semester and finish German & French and take painting lessons, but I am afraid I could not content myself to settle back into the old routine again. I should be so glad to feel that I had done something, however little, for my country in this, her hour of need. I have always wanted to do something and now that a way is opened for me, I feel as if it were my duty to walk in it. Father & Mother would rather I should stay at home but will offer no objection to my going. I did not feel well enough to go to meeting this evening.”
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Talks about current thoughts, feelings & actions
Conversational/informal
Next, I found a journal article from American Ethnologist. This journal mostly deals with points of interest for Cultural and Sociological anthropologists. I chose this journal because I am most interested in Cultural Anthropology.
The article is called “A pilgrimage to Arawān: Religious legitimacy, status, and ownership in Timbuktu”, and can be found at this address:
Aug. 31, 1863: Plagued by Indecision
“Did not feel very well this morning. Went up town. Saw Joe Curtis, an old friend, at home on furlough. He goes back in a few days. Got a new calico dress. Several friends called upon me today. It seems very pleasant to be at home again. I am a little undecided about going back. I would like to attend school this semester and finish German & French and take painting lessons, but I am afraid I could not content myself to settle back into the old routine again. I should be so glad to feel that I had done something, however little, for my country in this, her hour of need. I have always wanted to do something and now that a way is opened for me, I feel as if it were my duty to walk in it. Father & Mother would rather I should stay at home but will offer no objection to my going. I did not feel well enough to go to meeting this evening.”
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Next, I found a journal article from American Ethnologist. This journal mostly deals with points of interest for Cultural and Sociological anthropologists. I chose this journal because I am most interested in Cultural Anthropology.
The article is called “A pilgrimage to Arawān: Religious legitimacy, status, and ownership in Timbuktu”, and can be found at this address:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/amet.12012/full
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